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. 2022 Nov 11:16:100507.
doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100507. eCollection 2022 Dec 30.

Avocado seed discoveries: Chemical composition, biological properties, and industrial food applications

Sneh Punia Bangar  1 , Kyle Dunno  2 , Sanju Bala Dhull  3 , Anil Kumar Siroha  3 , Sushil Changan  4 , Sajid Maqsood  5 , Alexandru Vasile Rusu  6   7
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Avocado seed discoveries: Chemical composition, biological properties, and industrial food applications

Sneh Punia Bangar et al. Food Chem X. .

Abstract

The processing industry discards avocado seeds, which increases production and ultimately pollutes the environment. It would be advantageous to handle these waste by-products both economically and environmentally. Avocado seeds are rich in polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and other bioactive substances. The nutritional and phytochemical composition of avocado seeds has been well studied and discussed. Avocado-seed extracts also have many health-related bioactive properties, such as anti-hyperglycaemic, anticancer, anti-hypercholesterolemia, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-neurogenerative effects are clearly demonstrated how these properties can be used to formulate or fortify food. The health-promoting properties of avocado seeds have been studied. These properties are attributed to various phytochemicals, such as acetogenin, catechin, epicatechin, procyanidin B1, estragole, etc. Additionally, items made from valorized avocado seeds that people can consume have been explored. The best applications of valorized by-products have been created for the pharmaceutical, functional food, and nutraceutical sectors while considering quality and safety. More clinical testing and product development research are required to prove the effectiveness of avocado seeds.

Keywords: Avocado seed; Bioactive compounds; Health-promoting effects; Industrial application; Phytochemical.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Biological activities of the avocado seed extract.
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Various food applications of avocado seed powder and extracts.
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